Motor vehicle steering stabilizer



April 17:, 1945. A. KOST 2,373,834

MOTOR VEHICLE STEERING STABILIZER I Filed July 22, 1941 3 Sheets-Shea; 1

INVENTOR ATTORNEY April 17, 1945. A, KOST 2,373,834

MOTOR VEHICLE STEERING STABILIZER Filed July 22, 1941 s Sh eess-Sheet 2 5a 32 /a 54 4 l6 I INVENTOR April 17, 1945. v A. KOST 2,373,834

MOTOR VEHICLE STEERING STABILIZER Filed July 22, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR v zgwln Aosf ATTORNEY I Patented Apr. 17, 1,945

ing stabilizer or wheel mounting means and an object" of thisfinvention is to provide a wheel nipluntihgkmeans which will impart'atilting to the. wheels of a vehicle when the vehicle"- is" steered around a curve, saicl means [wing auto-- matic" amf lrieingv governed liy' the weight and speediof the vehicle'and being adapted to to the wheels 'ofthe'vehicle 83703181781" whiohfs portional to the weight and speecl' of the vehicle antito n ade; v V inmy" co -pending application Serial Nnmber 2971447; ,filewoctober 2, 1939; now Nb. 2,285,445,1ssued. June 9-, I942, I discIose wheel banking'means which is'opera'hle whenever the 'vehiiole wheels are angularly moved for'ste'ering porpo ses irrespective 'otthe speed ofjthe vehicle tilting ofthe vehiclebociy: My present invention is'an improvement over the device" disclosed in niyjsaicljprior application in that my present wheel banking means is--control1ed byfth'e'tilti'ng of the .vehic1'e body and is therefore responsive to thespeew of the vehicle and'sharpnessfoithetui'n Anotherobject of the invention i's'to providefa wheel mounting embodying meansfoi: controlling the angular position" or: tilt Of'S motorveliicle wheel in such a manner as to best withstand side thrust, e'sp'eciauy in the turning of the vehicli" "When a" moving vehicle'is being turned onfa roadway a portion of the momentum'of saidtvehicle'is--'exerted as a transversethrnst'on the 'wheelsof the vehicle; This sometimes results in damageol 'or'brokenwheels and' may" bethe' oa'use of accidents? Also itcauses skiddirig'apdexcessive tirewearanemakes nedessary slower speeds on curves. It is an-object of this invention to provide awheel mounting-means-governed by'thie vehicle speed; and acuteness'ofithe turn'being niatically beangularl y moved into bankedposinon best calculated to resist strains'ai'id thrusts -di1'etotuming' of 'the'vehicle andbyt'whiohin'axi- '45 mizing'lorching; swaying andi skidding and'pio- '-vi ding greater-safety" and gre'atetyridin'g comfort.

stability oncurves is obtained-thus mini:-

'- It is'a-inrther object ofthis invention to proyide-wheelmounting n eanswhich will 'maliejpossible vhigher speeds on" curves and at the-same and military vehicles.

[Ether objects are to provide wheel nionnting "means "which will reduce accirien'ts; ir'icreasei therefrom underneath the the degree of curvature of thetnrn Being 9 made by'which the'wheel's'of a vehiclewill'auto- 5.0 time"proreide increasedsaiety; athing especially desirable in the-"operation of certain: fire, polite Application-111 11132 19 Sgt-leg This inven'tion relates to mam vehicle steer; v 1

m1 areoewiieas; anes-moms anei'other've- ""hi'kil partsrprovi'le better and" easier steering,

better road adherenceamdreduce the 'dinger of sliidding' and mane possible faster ,5 'speecls cHNes Withgreater safetyfl' will he apparent from the follow- "'liig alndi aecompanying' drawings; in

l i's ffi'agmentaryiplan view of a-iront 10 I assemli lioonstfhcfied in accdrdimce' with my invention; Fig. 2 is a view partly in elevation-and ive Pie??? is' a fragmentary sec"- "m thedrawing's' H is a main front axle and I5 I a: controlishaftacliacent to anal immediately below the-front axle H; A plurality-of bearing brackets- 4 P5, are has secured to the main axle member 'lk and -rotataloly support the control shaft 15.

Rreferahly the bearing" brackets- Hi are clamped on the main-axle member H by cap'screws 30 or}areiieidlyweltied thereto. I

A motel-"vehicle frame 22 is mounted on the fniaii'raxle-meinber ll b'y -any suitable spring suspension means 31. Fragments-only otthe frame 12* and sp'rin'g "suspension means; 31*- are shown audit will bewm'derstood that these parts may of any ordinaryiiorm of construction; 'Asthe mechanism at the respective end-portions ofthe axle M andpontrol" shaft 15 is of substantiallydnplicate"construction the followin description Will applyt'o' theparts at either "end thereof. 3

Two control levers tfare secured by keys 32 orfothersecuring means to the; control shaft 15 irri sjeeti snbstantially on 7 Broken.

substantially on brokenline ie-e fragmentary seetionarview with parts i entities taken snhstantialli onlorokenline 14 -01 Fig '3; Fig: 5is 1- axfragmentary Y seetional a withstand both radial thrust and end thrus tr adjacent frame member 22. The rear end portion of each control lever I3 is connected by relatively telescopic link members l9 and 20 with the' adjacent frame member 22.

Preferably the lower end portion of the link member 20 is connected with the lever l3 by securing it to a pin 33 having a ball shaped head 34 that is mounted in a socket member 35 which is rigidly secured to the lever: 13. I a

In a similar way theiupper endportio of eacli link member I9 is connected with the adjacent frame-member 22 by securing it to a pin member 35 which has a ball shaped head 31 that is mount ed in a socket 38. Each socketiiiiisrigidlysez 1 cured to the adjacent frame member 22, p

The ball joints thus provided at thendportions of the link members wand 2U,8.' l1QW.- fO1' a free transverse rocking movement of the frame 22 n relative to the lever l3 and also allow 'tlie"lever' .13 to change its angular position relative to. the frame as the frame moves toward and awayfrom the axle member l4.

The inner telescopic link member 2ll preferably has a fiber disc secured theretqbya screw 26. e The fiber disc 25 serves as a cushionmember between the links-l9 and20 and also providesmeans by which the effective length of the twoilinksl9 and 20 may be varied by disassembling thelinks l9 and 20 and substituting fiberdiscs of di-flerent thickness. I

The two relatively telescopic :linkmembers i9 and 20 arrangedas above described provide. a connection by which either one 10f the levers l3 will be moved downwarrglly by downwardmovement of the adjacent frame member and at the same time are extensible so as to-deave each link member l3 and the adjacentframe member 22 free to move away fromeach other Y Preferably a tension spring .24 isprovided between each link l3 and the adjacent framefmember 22 to yieldingly urge thesetwo parts toward each other. This helps to hold thelinks wand 20 in a fully telescoped. position .whenthevehicle wheels are positioned forstraight ahead driving. The other forces reacting-onlir kd3 alsotend to hold the link members 4 9; and 20::fully telescoped when the frontvehicle .wheels are positioned for straight ahead driving. U i L Therespective end portions, of the main axle i l are provided with f rigidly connected bearing brackets that extend upwardly fron the main axle l4 and each support roller.bearingsfifl flnd l be her n a s r ax e 4 1s naled. The bearings '40 and 41' are provided to is Each short axle 42 has an enlargedportionfl, preferably of sphericalshape,proyided on the outer end thereof and each enlarged portion 53 is provided with a circumferential groove 44 which preferably extends slightly more than half way around the enlarged portiqn u glfjdesired the enlarged portions maybe separable from the axles 42. a

v Preferably the grooves rid will be slightly' clined downwardly from rear to front, as respects the horizontal, i. e., the front endportions of these grooves will be slightlyloiwer fthan the rear end portions thereoffwhen" the frame 22 is level. This arrangement of the grooves}! will impart to the wheels the proper casterwnee the steering means 59 is adjustedto give tp said wheels the correct camber.

The axle parts 42- 43 that is mounted ther orijili V disclosed in my co-pend'ing" application strains.

297,447, new Patent No. 2,285,445 hereinbefore identified.

The hub portion of the wheel comprises three non-rotatable members 45, 46 and 41 fitted over the enlarged axle portion 43 and secured together by cap screws 48. A non-rotatable disc 49 is fixedly secured to the parts 45, 46 and 41. The part has a tooth or spline 55 thereon that fits within the groove 44 in the enlarged axle part. q I

'A brake (1111111150 has 'a'hub portion 51 that is .Journaled by roller bearings 52 on the fixed part "46. A wheel 53 is secured to the brake drum .and hub 5| and suitable brake means 54 is provided within the drum 5 0.

-- The groove 44 and tooth 55 are normally positipned in a plane; slightly inclined downwardly from rear to front when the vehicle frame is level. -The wheel pivots for steering movement on the ball member. 43. ,When the wheels are positioned for straight ahead driving any turn- ,lng movement imparted'to theaxle members H by Iupand down movement of the frame -22 will not substantially. affect the caster of the wheels 'or tend to tilt them in either direction. Thus ordinary frame vibrations will not affect straight ahead; driving. However, if the front wheels are ari'gul'arly positionedfor turningthe vehicle, as for. steering around a curve, and at the same time the axle members 42 are rotatively moved so that'the grooves 44 are inclined relative to the horizontal then the wheels .will be inclined or tilted or bankedsoas to increase the stability ,of the vehicle in turning. V a I Angular movement of control shaft 15, which is produced' by pivotal m-ovement ofthe levers 'I3, is communicated to the axles 42 by connectihg means as follows: lilach sh'ort axle member 42 has a lever 56 fixedly secured thereto as by a key 51. .Each'lever 56 'is connectedby an ad- ;lustable; turnbuckle type link member formed of parts .10, ll and I2, with another lever 58. Bolts" l'l pivotally connect the turnbuckle type link members" [Band 12 with the levers 56 and .58. The levers 58larerigidly connected, as by keys l8 'Fig. l,with the shaft l5. Preferably the sleeves li on theturnbuckl 'n .ember's have spacedapart lugs 2| adjacent one end and are splitbetween these lugs and each have a bolt'or screw. extending between these ilugs adaptd to be tightened to clampi thesleeve I L in any position into which it is adjusted. The

turnbuckle members It] an d ll2 are provided, one

.witne right hand thread and the other with a jleftha'nd thread and the sleeve I correspondin'gly, threaded so that turning of the sleeve II will vary the length of the link formed by the parts l0',fll,"l2' and provide the necessary ad- 'justment forvproper caster of the wheels. v co I Stop members v28 are rigidly connected with the non-rotatable axle l4 and positioned foreng'agement with each lever 58 to limit the amount of rotary movement that can bei mpartedtoithe control shaft l5 byd'applic ation of the brakes when the vehicle 'is beinglmo'ved backwardly.

, Other stop lmembersn are'rigidly, connected 'with the non-rotatable axle l4 andpositioned for engagement with each lever "I3 to serve as emer- 'gency rneahs' ar d limit movement of the control .shaft [5 in the eventof damage tola. lever -|3 orto' the linkmeans" by which a lever [3 connec'ted with'tlie frame 22.

59 indicatessteering. means-of anysatisfactory stse with reef-r n W eel 5 er the vehicle.

t mates ff -the brakes aeeeptliedwn-netire tenable-is ling-forwardly the forward brake torque will exert-'a foi'ce tending to m'ove theleverarm's "I il'ptrl'ab'rd y and willact through T-irrk -memhers y 20 as an 'upwa-rd pressure against/frame members 22; the-"same ti'rhethe frame '22 wfli tend tomove downwardly one to inertia.

Thesetwd forces tend w offset each other and minfmiz'ethe tendency of the car body'to lurch forward when the brakes are-app-Iied-"'- "-1Fhebrakemechanism is centered as respects the plane-of spects theme- 43; I-fgthis brake is-a'pplied "on either e lert or a right mm then the forces re acting to the right side of the-frame ona'Ie-ft tdfltand'to the left-side of thennte 'on efrie-ht moses and greatiiv stabilize it.

Ih the operationoflthis device when the-Wheels re positioned for straight ahead drivi'hgup will restrain-the car from excess out-ward add down motement for the frame" iz rei'ative to the axie "wih anguiarly' move the short axles 42 a'hd 'thi's will change the angular positi'orrfofthe grooves but -'such*movement will not aifect the incline of the wheels 53 or cause any banking of said wheels. If the front wheels areangu larl-wmoved on the balls 4-3 to" steer the vehicle a" curved path 'then' the teeth"; or s'pl ine- -55 or banked; a 1

-"--When tag-moving vehicle is 'steered' into atom the-"force Qf inertia tends" tokeep the'vehicie body-movi ng -in astraight Iine and 'th'is force varies' -direc'tly with thespeed'and directly with the angle through which-the 'vehicieds being the frontttiehicle wheel and as re and the springs--14 M11 exert oo' theievers fl aid brins them bat-2kto atnormail position sihiul tanaouslywiththe straightemngwf the Wheelk makmea' tum they wiii-terid toresume a straight and normalpositiom as soon as- -tne body-ofthe vehi'eie begins-to moveback toward the horizontal and it the steeting w-heer iss'releasedas tee-tum is completed the wheels" wilt come batik-to e1 sue stantialiy" straight aheadpositiom The g reeter the bankingof the wheels id a tum 'g-ieater will be thei-ntendency-"- to retfnn 1:01 th v ofmai at the s; of th nine, l 1 :i'. As the 'atiitdinfltic wheel banking mechanism-it independent of the ste erizig xiie'ehenifsnt no additional strain is pIaced onthe 'steeririg meehaini'sm wnd thesteering ofthevehi'cieismadeeasierfespe ei'allyathtgh speeds" on'- sharp eurvee ja stheweight of the car body acts indirectly-instead ofdfrectiy'. Iii-motor vehicles'now in common usetheweieht of the ca? acts ataiinst the wheels-directly to force them outwemweweyfrom theroad: In a vehiclee'quipped with-my asthmatic-wheel bank means the-weight ofthevehiciebody aet he hori'zontal atthe time the "front wheels 5-3 are anguIarly' moved, then the WhGGISiQ'Wi-HBG tilted turned: This-force, acting on the frame 22, d

causes the *trame I 22* to move downwardly toward-theaxle member Wat the-sideofthe vehicle toward the outside of the eutve and up war'dly away from-the axle "mem'ber M at the side of the vehicle toward the inside of the curve,

ii'jez; in a right-turn the left; side of the} vehicle movesdowhwardiy and'in ai left-"turn the right side of' the VeIficIe moves downwardly; I g nw mn t ofonefsi'de Of th'evehicle mgulariy moves the lever l3ion'thatsi'de of the vehicle downwardly; "This anguiarl'y' moves the control shaft I5- and the short axle'sflz' and changesthe inclination of the grooves 4'4 of both ofythe 'ball members 43' thereby banking the front wheels onbo'th sides of thevehicie in" the proper airec'oen to letid stability to the vehicle ih making the'tumi s V .7

The amount of'wheel bankihg thus provided is proportional'tothe speed orthevemeie and" the sharpness of theturn. and in this Way'the" device operates automaticaily'jco provide the proper banking or the wheels for-all speed and for dif- When'the lever i 3 at one e of the vehicle is moved downwardly the lever [3"a17fthtfbpp0site sidewiir'also be moved'fidownwardly;fthe link means I 5 "ailowiiigjeitheriinkm mber 13 and "adiaoent frame "member to be moved away from each;otheriaridthesprihg 24f elofigatin'g'under thesecond'itioris'. j j j o L Uownwerdmovemerit of either lever. I3. always tom-arty moves bothf shortaxles' 42*"the; same whefi'theyehicieafter making" a tumis' being strai ht ne u t me t 'sm w re the fr thereof 'wiir' movebaok" toward" e iev rposition,

direet1y-ahd the pressure utilized downand towa-rd' the-turmtaken: I pressuretends {to change the direction of travelfofthe vei iicie axed 40 new illustrates means for usiri'ga-compress'ion springal ii in plaoeof thetensiom spring; 2 ofFfgs. 1= and-3e Thespring 15 is-oonnected by twoforked link members .16" and Frjwi'th-a fram'e it as leirei" I 3 respectively which cQrreSpO -id to frameE "nd lever lit of Figs. Izod Also in Fig. '7 I show an adjustable linlr mem her ior 'eonnectine'the frame-member 22' and leverlfi'; This adjustable link-member comprises twa reIativeIf telescopic members 62 and 63 and a; bolt member 64 threaded intothe member 63. Thef'bolt membertfls connectedby abali joint 63 with the-frame 22".- Another-ba'll joiht 66 connectsthie lower-end" portion of member 62" withthe Ieverl'3"; A shoulder 61- oh the member 63 isadapted to he engaged by the .upper endpo'ra tionf ofthe member 62 to" limit? the telescopic movement of, the two members 62' and 63 in one direction. "Adjustment ofithebolt member 6 4 mthe-memberts aries theiength of' the link member formed b'yparts 62-63 'I'heupper end portion of'memher 63 isspiit on one side'from "the top downwardly and' a'transverse' 'scfew' 8'8 isjprovide d"attheiocation' of this split. to lock the members 63ai'id 63 together:

" 18: 8"s'hows'a modified form of front axle in' which 69 is a. main load-supportiiigmember and '10? is a controliaxie that iscontinuoixs from one side of the frame to" the other and is" supported imbearingsfi that areconnectedwith axle 69. Springs 12 carried biiaxle 89 support "a; vehicle body, H Bell? 13 on. the respective "ends ofthe coritroiiaxie T0 are adapted';to receive-end: support Whee1s,flbtshom13'as'previotisiy'desoribed. Levers T4; corresponding totreviousliz described levers "rem secured tocontror axle 1 l? w rotatively position control axle 10 and. balls l3 and thus goontrol the banking'of the wheels. .The axle means of Fig. 8 thus combinesthe control rod I ;and short axles 42 of Figs. 1 to 5 in one single integral piece and provides a more simple and inexpensive construction than that of Figs. 1 to 5.; j Figs. 9 and show,pfr agmentarily,- another modified form of the invention in which, 80 isa non-rotatable main load-supporting axle and 8l a control axle. Control axle BI is journaled i017 oscillation in bearing brackets 82 that arerigid with the load-su p rting, axle 80. spring 83 rest on the load-supporting axle 80 and support a vehicle frame 84. Brackets 85 are secured to the end portions of the load-supporting axle80 and shortaxles 86 are journaled ingthe brackets 8,5. Balls 81 having slotsfll' are rigid with short axles 88 and function like balls 43 and slots 44; on axles42ofFigs. lto5. 'Rotary movement of each short axle,86 1s controlled by a lever arm 88 connected by a nk 89 with the downwardly extending arm of a; bell crank 90. Two pivots BI and 92, which may be ball joints, connect the end portions of link mem; ber 89 with lever arm 88 and bell cranktfl Each bell crank member 90 is non-rotatively connected with the control axle 8] by means of a key 93, shown dotted in Fig. 10. The horizontal arm of each bell crank 90 is connected by a ball joint Withthe lower end portion of a link .55. The upper nd portion of the link. 95 is connected by a ball joint 96 with the frame 84. a In the operation of the steering stabilizer means shown in Figs. 9 and 10, when the body of,the car whereon said steering stabilizer'means is used is subjected to the stresses it will be subjected to in steering the car in a curved path the frame member 84 and link 95 toward the inside of the curve will be moved downwardly and the c orre spending frame member 84 and link 95 toward the outside of the curve will be moved upwardly. This will angularly move the bellcranks Siland rotatively move the short shafts 86. so as to change the inclination ofthe grooves .81, in the balls 81 and provide the proper banking of the Wheels- .lgj It is to be noted that the arinof each bell crank 99 with which the .link 89 -is connected extends downwardly below the control shaft 8l so that, for the normalposition ofthe link 89 and bell'crank .90, shown in Fig.' 10, the pivots 92 and SI and the center of the shaft 8| will be substantially in line. When the bell cranks" 90 are moved in either direction from this'normal position the lever 88 will be alwaysangularly moved upwardly and this will angularlyl move the balls 86 so as to raise the forwardportions of the slots 81' in these balls and .lower'th-rear ward portions of said slots. The two ballmembars 81 will be angularly moved .equal amounts in the'same direction irrespectiveof "whetherthe vehicle frame 84 and axles 80-8I are relatively moved closer togetheror farther ap'artJl'This inclination of slots 81' .jwill provide thei'co'rrect banking of the wheels when the vehicle is steered around a curve.

In this device of Figs. 9 and 10f it is possible to dispense with the control axle'8l and mount the bell cranks 90 on the brackets 82.by means of separate and independent pivotsh When this is done the action of the device will be similar .to the action obtained by using the control axle 8I when one s ideof the'vehicle framemoves down wardly in steering the vehicle around a curve the other side of the vehicle frame will move upwardly a substantially equal amount and the angular movement imparted to the ball members 81 at the two sides of the frame will be near enough equal for satisfactory operation.

Figs. 11 and 12 show one unit of an adaptation of the structure of Figs. 9 and 10 for use on vehicles provided with so called knee action or individual wheel suspension.

In Figs. 11 and 12, I show two load supporting axle parts I00 connected with members IOI between which a spring I02 is provided. These parts indicate, in a general way,.individual wheel suspension means.

A bearing'bracket or yoke I03 is connected by pivots I04 with the members IN. A short axle I05 is journaled by bearing means I06 in the bracket I08. The short axle I05 is similar to the axles 86 and is connected by lever arm I01 link I08 bell crank I09 and link IIO with a motorvehicle frame III. The bell crank I08 is fulcrumed on a bracket I I2 that is rigid with the yoke I03. The pivotal connections of the various parts with the end portions of the links I08 and I I0 are preferably ball joints. v

The several links and levers in Figs. 11 and 12 correspond structurally and functionally to those shown in Figs. 9 and 10 and their operation in controlling the banking of the wheels will be clearly understood by referring to the hereinbefore explained operation of the structure of Figs. 9 and 10. The spring member I02 permits some relative movement of the parts I00 and said spring always tends to restore these parts to their normal position. The ball cranks I09, one of which is provided on each side of the vehicle, will always tend to rotatively move the two axles in the same direction irrespective of whether the vehicle member III with which they are connected is moved upwardly or downwardly. This provides for simultaneously banking two oppositely positioned wheels in the same di- .ated by the inertia of the vehicle body for'adjusting the position of said tongue and-groove means and thereby banking the vehicle {wheels when the vehicle is in motion and the .wheelsare angularly moved to turn said vehicle, said last mentioned means being inoperative to bank said wheels when said wheels are positioned for movement of the'vehicle in a, straight line.-

' 2. Amotor vehicle wheel mounting comprising two substantially horizontal. outwardlyj'directed axles supported at opposite side of the motor vehicle for rotative adjustment; wheels. "rota tively mounted on said axles jfor steerin'g jand banking movement; tongue and groove means operatively disposed between said"wheels,, and said axles adapted to control the banking'lmove ment of. said, wheels; and means adapted .to 1 be actuated by the inertia of the'vehicle bo'dyjfor rotatively adjustingsaid "axles to thereby r n x ld v hi W sl h t rveh olerl assess ribs inclination c i nd m r mean rec iner-r t b hub ithinq gthev groove the t i l ve 'm ns-t onn QTWIleBI mountinebomprisins legmeznber r-for rotatively adjusting v pntrol lever t neansfulcrumed on said anio ic mom en la r s ono lar er diameter :r cer rme means l m aoo ln e than said axle member on the outer end thereof; 1 v saidtoontfi ii l lever with levers onsaid axle nongrotntable hub means mounted on said porinberstand,otherdink-means-cohnecting said tion of larger diameter for steering and banking menthol-lever with the-vehicletframet movement; wheel means rotatively mounted on 8. A motor vehicle wheel mounting c p said hub means; tongue and groove means interin ax e mem er a all f larger am r h n connecting said hub means and said axle memsaid axle members on the outer end of each axle her; and means actuated by the inertia ofthe member; transver rrying means supvehiclebody for adjusting the position of said porting each axle member for rotative adjustajtongue and groove means to thereby provide to merit; avehicle frame; non-rotatable hub means banking of the vehicle wheelswhen the vehicle mounted on each ball member for steering and is in motion and the wheels thereof are angubanking movement; a substantially horizontal larly moved to turn said vehicle, groove in the outer portion of each ball mem- 4. A motor vehicle wheel mounting comprisber; a tooth on=each non-rotatable hub member ing a non-rotatable axle member mounted for positioned within the groove in the adjacent ball rotary adjustment; a portion of larger diameter member; levermeans connected with each axle than said axle member on the outer end theremember for rotatively adjusting the same; conof; non-rotatable hub means mounted on said r l v l m n fl l r on i ry- 3 portion of larger diameter for steering and bankns m ans; link m an nn t n e d poring movement; wheel means rotatively mounted tion of said control lever means with the levers on said hub means; a groove in the end of said 011 said a e means; a mo o n means portion of larger diameter; a, tongue member on connecting the other end portion of said control said non-rotatable hub means fitting within-said eve me n W t e f e; sa d 0st m ti n groove adapted to bank said wheel means when l k m n be op r e to ar y m v said wheel means is pivotallymoved to turn the said ntr l lever means in response to downvehicle; and means actuated by the in rtia, f ward movement of said frame and providing lost the vehicle body for adjusting the position of motion when said frame and said control lever a said tongue and groove means and thereby bankare relatively moved apart.

ing the wheel means when the vehicle is in mo- A m t v h e h l m t ompristion and the wheels are angularly moved to turn 5 mg axle members; a ball of lar et t a the vehicle. said axle members on the outer end of each axle 5. A motor vehicle wheel mountin g comprisem er; t ansverse oa -ca r i means sup.- ing an axle member; a ball oflarger diameter port n ea h a l m r f r tat v dj stthan said axle member on the outer end pormerit; a vehicle frame; non-rotatable hub means tion thereof; means supporting said axle mem- 40 mounted on each ball member for steering and her for rotative adjustment; non-rotatable hub a ki g movement; a substantally horizontal means mounted on said ball member for steering ve in t Outer portion of each b m and banking movement; tongue. and groove a tooth'on each non-rotatable hubmemberpomeans interconnecting said hub means and said sitioned within the groove i t j c t a ball; and ean governed by sw yin e e t member; lever means connected with each axle 1 of the vehicle body for rotatively adjusting said member for r tat v ly a ju in the sam axle member. control axle supported for oscillation by said 6. A motor vehicle wheel mounting comprisloadecarrylng m ans; control lever means fuling axle members; a ball of larger diameter than clllmed n said load y n means a d u ed said axle members on the outer end of each. axle to d Control x jace t eac e d thereof member; transverse load-carrying means supand operable to angu y move a o tro porting each axle member for rotativeadjustaxle; link means connecting the lever on each ment; a vehicle frame; non-rotatable hub means e mem er th sa d Control e a a mounted on each ball member for steering and lost-motion link means connecting each control banking movement; a substantially horizontal v m n t the a j Vehicle ra groove in the outer portion of each ball'memmember operable to angularly move said control her; a tooth on each non-rotatable hub member x wh n ith r side of said vehicle frame is positioned within the groove in the adjacent moved downwardly irrespective of the position ball member; lever means connected with each of the other s de f aid Veh cle frame. axle member for rotatively adjusting the same; 00 motor Vehicle Wheel m n mp s and other leverm'eans connected with the frame 1 axle members; a O larger m r ha of the vehicle and with the lever means that said xl mem er on the outer end of each connects with said axles for rotatively adjustaxle member; transverse load-carrying means ing said axles when the vehicle frame is tilted p t ac axle member" for rotative in the turning of the vehicle to thereby bank the j stment; a v hicle fr me; non-rotatable wheels. hub means mounted on each ball member -7. A motor vehicle wheel mounting comprisfor r n and banking movement; a subing axle members; a ball of larger diameter Ma ua ly-hori ontal r ve in th ut r p than said axle memberson the outer .end of tion of each ball member? a tooth on'each each axle member; transverse load-carrying non-rotatable hub member positioned within means supporting each axle member for rotative the groove in the adjacent ball member; 1eadjustment; a vehicle frame; non-rotatable hub ver means connected with each axle member means mounted on each ball member for steerfor rotatively adjusting the same; be l ank ing and banking movement; a substantially horilever means fulcrumed on said load-carrying zontal groove in the outer portion of each ball means and having two lever arms, one of which extends downwardly the other 01 which extends in a generally horizontal direction; a. link connecting the horizontal arm of said bell drank lever with the vehicle frame and operable to angularly move said liell crank lever as said vehicle frame is moved toward and away from said load carrying means; and another link connecting the downwardly extending arm of said bell crank lever with said lever means on said axle member.

an upward movement to said lever on said exle ALWIN K051.- 

